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TAE Marine. REVIEW installed with . steering stations in pilot house and on two propellers on one shaft working in a tunnel, an ar- quarter deck aft. On this deck will also be fitted a power- rangement found to be the most suitable in this class. of * ful steam warping capstan. The anchor handling arrange- _ vessel. ao ment consists of a steam windlass of the most approved The engine is a four-cylinder Thornycroft marine mote make, with the operating engines placed on main deck for- the cylinders being 6 in. in diameter and 8 in. stroke. The ward under cover. no:mal number of revolutions is 800, and at this speed The propelling machinery consists of one set of triple the engine develops 40 brake horsepower on paraffin; as, ra LIGHT DRAUGHT BOAT FOR RIVER SERVICE. an ee , . expansion, surface condensing ergines supplied with steam however, the engine is intended 'to run at a very low num- x by two single ended Scotch boilers, suitable for develop- ber of revolutions--approximately 380--it will not de-- : . ing sufficient power to propell the vessels at a continuous velop more than 25 horsepower. The capacity of the sea speed of 10% knots per hour, ' fuel tanks is 80 gallons. The motor can be worked with Altogether these vessels are a onsicceale advance on - either petrol or paraffin, a earburettor and a vaporizer the ordinary freighter having been designed not only to both being fitted. carry an exceptionally large cargo on light draught, but The Spider on trial, when using petrol, attained a mean with the necessary appliances arranged for loading and speed of 8 knots, with a load of 4 tons and a draught of discharging same in the minimum space of time. 12 in. This was 2 miles over the contract speed, and was considered a highly satisfactory performance for a boat LIGHT DRAUGHT BOAT FOR, RIVER SERVICE. of this shape, having a form of hull necessary to carry Messrs. J. J. Thornycroft & Co., Chiswick, have built the weight on the light draught; with paraffin the speed two light draught boats, driven by internal combustion would be about 1 knot tess. The boat will be shipped motors for the crown agents of the colonies under the out complete, the machinery and fittings being previously superintendence of Sir Edward Reed. One is driven by taken out and packed in cases. a screw and the other by a stern wheel. : --_-- The Spider, which is the name of the screw-boat, is The twin-screw steel steamer Callahan, built by the Harlan built of galvanized steel, and is 56 ft. 3 in. over all, and 9 & Hollingsworth Corporation for the Norfolk & Washington ft. beam, with a draught of 12 in. when carrying a load Ca. oe D. C., was launched last week. The Calla- \ S/a Diam.'Rods : z Voice Side Curtains of a KY: ripe So hi eee " Awning Stanchions : Rods ante Seeel Tubes 'chains te | eae as 4 . ; € Ropes ; bec co eed a ten op Hee RATE he Bhd. Bhd. 9 5 1 ATLANTIC & BIRMINGHAM CONSTRUCTION CO. BY THE FORE RIVER SHIP SKETCH OF THE STEAMERS BUILDING FOR THE BUILDING CO. of 4 tons. The hull is open, with a short deck over the han is 190 ft. over all, 39 ft. beam and 16% ft deep. She will ' fore peak, and protected from the tropical sun by a light have one four-cylinder triple-expansion engine and Scotch ? wood awning, on which is placed the steering-wheel for- boilers. : ward. There are curtains along the sides, of green Wil- lesden canvas. The hull is subdivided by six water-tight bulkheads, floor boards being fitted alorig the bottom of this season.she will be the largest lumber steamer on the the boat. To facilitate steering on the light draught, three lakes. She is HOw being cut down- into a lumber boat single-plate balanced rudders are provided. There aze at Abram Smith's yard at Algonac. When the package freight steamer Wyoming comes out